Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature LGBTQ+ Content since 1969

Jenkins, Christine A and Michael Cart.  Representing the Rainbow in Young Adult Literature LGBTQ+ Content since 1969. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-4422-7806-6

Description
An expanded version of The Heart Has Its Reasons, this volume charts the evolution of YA literature that features characters and themes which resonate not only with LGBTQ+ readers but with their allies as well. In this resource, Jenkins and Cart identify titles that are notable either for their excellence—accurate, thoughtful, and tactful depictions—or deficiencies—books that are wrongheaded, stereotypical, or outdated. Each chapter has been significantly updated, and this edition also includes new chapters on bisexual, transgender, and intersex issues and characters, as well as chapters on comics, graphic novels, and works of nonfiction.

This book also features an annotated bibliography and a number of author-title lists of books discussed in the text that will aid teachers, librarians, parents, and teen readers.

Table of Contents 

Part I: A survey of LGBTQ+ literature

1. Young adult literature in the pre-stonewall era

2. Young adult literature of the 1970s

3. Young adult literature of the 1980s

4. Young adult literature of the 1990s

5. A new literature for a new century

6. Young adult literature since 2010

 

Part II: Breaking down the barriers

7. Bisexual inclusion in young adult fiction

8. Transgender and intersex inclusion in young adult literature

9. Comics and graphic novels with LGBTQ+ content 

10. Desperately seeking information: young adult nonfiction with LGBTQ+ content

Conclusion: What a wonderful world?

LGBTQAI+ Books

Door, Christina, and Liz Deskins. LGBTQAI+Books for Children and Teens: Providing a Window for All. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1649-0

Description: 
There is a rich and varied body of literature for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual/allied and intersexed young people, which can function as a mirror for LGBTQAI+ individuals and as a window for others. This resource for librarians who work with children and teens not only surveys the best in LGBTQAI+ lit but, just as importantly, offers guidance on how to share it in ways that encourage understanding and acceptance among parents, school administrators, and the wider community. Helping to fill a gap in serving this population, this guide

• discusses the path to marriage equality, how LGBTQAI+ terms have changed, and reasons to share LGBTQAI+ literature with all children;
• presents annotated entries for a cross-section of the best LGBTQAI+ lit and nonfiction for young children, middle year students, and teens, with discussion questions and tips;
• offers advice on sensitive issues such as starting conversations with young people, outreach to stakeholders, and dealing with objections and censorship head on; and
• ideas for programming and marketing.

This resource gives school librarians, children’s, and YA librarians the guidance and tools they need to confidently share these books with the patrons they support.

Table of Contents: 
Foreword: LGBTQAI+ Books Save Lives, by Jamie Campbell Naidoo
Introduction: Windows into Reality

Chapter 1    Books and Conversation for Young Readers
Chapter 2    Books and Conversation for Middle Grade Readers
Chapter 3    Books and Conversation for Teen Readers

Final Thoughts: It’s about Basic Human Rights
Appendix: Additional Resources
Glossary
About the Authors
Index